Planter.



R. H. GRIFFITH. I LANTER APPLICATION IIL ED OCT. 10, 1910.

1,032,668. Patented July 16, 1912.

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dttwnvy I R. H. GRIFFITH.

PLANTER.

AFEEEGATIOK FILED OUT. 10, 1910.

Patented July 16, 1912.

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R. H. GRIFFITH.

. PLANTER.

APPLICATION 11.31) 001. 10, 1910.

' Patented July 16; 1912.

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R. H. GRIFFITH.

PLANTER.

APPLIOATIOH FILED OUT, 10, 1910 1,032,668.. Patented July 16, 1912.

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Elnwntoz UNXTED STATES hATEN'l OFFICE.

BICHARD H. GRIFFITH, OF BELLEVUE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE OHIO CULTIVATOR COMPANY, OF BELLEVUE, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

PLANTER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed Ootober 10, 1910. Serial No. 586,181,

Patented Ju ly 16, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

I e it known that I, RICHARD H. Gnu rrru, a citizen of the United States, residing at liellevue. in the county of Huron and State of Ohio, have in ented certain new and useful Improvements in Planters, of which the following is a specific-idiom reference be- .ing had therein to. the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to planters, such are utilized. for planting cotton, corn or other seeds.

The object of the invention is to provide planter in which the several parts co- ;neiating to plant the grain may he sucssive v moved into their inoperative positions, u-eby enabling the grain to be deposited in the "furrow and to be covered up to the end of the row and yet enabling each part to be moved into an inoperative position as soon as it reaches the end ot' the row; to provide a single operating member for moving the several partswhirh coopiwate to 'pllll'lllllle grain into and out of their operative positions; to provide means indenendentof this operating member to enable the covering device to be retained in its opeat-ive position; and further. to provide a furrow opener having an adjustable support for the furrow opening shovel, whereby it may be adjusted to support the shovel at different angles to the ground line and also to aeoouunodato the support to shovels of ditl'ei at styles.

in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 a t p plan view of a. planter embodyif my inv ntion; Fi 2 is a side elevation h one oi the ground \vlmolsbrokeu away. showi t. l planting: devices in their Bosi ns; Fig. 3-3 is a similar view. 3' the planting devices in the r iuoperative positions: i Fig. 4 is a similar view howing the furrow opcncr and suband the shove-ls soiler lll the inoperative positions nism and covering;- in their up ive positions.

in these drawings 1 have illustrated one embodiment oi" my invention and have shown the same as comprising a main Framihaving an axle 2 iournaled in bur-wine's 2) carried by said main frame. Ground wheels 4 are mounted on. said axle and are preterably rigidly secured, thereto. ouuoctod to the forward portion or the main l'rame is a pole or, tongue 5 and a seat (5 is mounted on the rear portion of said frame. Arranged near the forward end of the main t'rame is a vertically adjustable furrow opener. which, as here shown, comprises a substantially vertical shank 7 which preferably comprises two members rigidly connected one to tho other and arranged between two lougitudb nal guide bars 8 rigidly secured at their opposite ends to and forming a part ol" the main frame. Those bars have rollers l mounted between them and spat-ed apart a distance sulticient to receive the shank 7. thus constituting a guide which effectually prevents any movement of the shank othe than a vertical movement. The shank is also further guided at a point above the main frame, this being arrompllshed. iu the present instance. by two guide bars 10 spaced apart to receive the. shank and having rollers H to engage the front and rear edges thereof after the manner of the rollers S). The forward ends of the guide bars to extend dmvnwardly and towxardly and are rigidly secured to tho niaiirirame. The. rear portions of these ba are (connected to the main frame by means of brace bars 12 extending downwardly and laterally thereform. Vertical movement may be imparted to the shank 7 in any suitable manner, but this is preferably accomplished by means of an' operating member, such as a lever 15 which is rigidly secured to one end of a shaft 14. I square shaft and is mounted in bushings .5 which are journalodin bearings ll: carried by the main frame. R-ig'idly secured to the shaft- 14 and extending forwardly therefrom are two arms l7 arranged one on each side of the shank 7 and oouuertt-d thereto by means ot' liuks l8. (lousequeutly. the morement of the lever 13 and the rotation of the shaft l4 will raise or lower the shatt. acrord ing; to the direcii umf movement of tho lover. The lever pH't'cr-d:l provided will the usual spriiug-presswl do; ll. adapted to roiipcrate with a toothed segment 2) to rotaiu the handle in a justed position. The furrow opening shovel may be serurvd to the lower end of the shank in any approved manner. and. as here shown. the shank is provided with a supporting member 21 on which the shovel is secured by means of a bolt 23.

Arranged in the rear of the furrow opener and operatively connected with the lever This shaft is. here shown as a the furrow opener shovel, mounted on a support 31. earned by an arm avhich ex-v tends upi'vardly-andthence forwardly and is rigidly secured at itsforward end "to um shank 7 of the furrow opener. ltigidly 5e; cured to the upwardly extendingportion'ot the arm 32 a shield 33 which Fmrrou uh the .lower end of the grain spout 34: I In tli i$ ann'er the furrow. opener, sub-'soiler'and' Egiield' are ca used to move in unison by the operation of the lever 13. 'A grain're'ee r" tacle or hopper 35 is supported-on the main frame,' preferably by mountingtlie' same upon an auxiliary frameBG eomprisingtwo side members which are plvotally connected at their forward ends-ttot-he main frame."

In the present instance the two side mem bers of the supplemental frame. extend above the'shaft 14 and arevconnected tothe main frame 'by' securing the same to therigid" eeptacle'. flhis grain feeding,devieemay he of any, suitable-. eha 'acter, and; as it.- eo1n-" prise's'no part ofthe preseni? iiiventit-ni, it need 'notbe here described. further than' to state thatit ineli ides. 1.-,be,v.e1 gear 38 which nieshes' with: a lhey el get grain from the regeptac l e, and to. discharge} its supporting 'framo th'e Jeans 38 and 3!) other and Jt'he operation oi, the grain-t'eml ing, deviee'iyill be interrupted; i'lhia-inotement oflhegraiu receptuele may be aeeoin plishcil in any puitalilemanner, hnt ia prel eralily controlled by th moi-'ement oi the lever Iii. X hcreshown, illlS connection comprises a part carried by the. shank 7 and adapted. Ito't-n gagc 'a partconnected with the f'ame ilt iliei-eln' causingihe frame 36 to be aetuated'hv the. upward movementlot the shank 7'. "l'lieSt-, ulil :ll'tyslnm'n in the drawings as 'comprmng a PIOJCC'LIOI] orroller 40 connected to the auxiliarytrame 36, preferably 'hy ineans oi a bracket 41' secured to the grain receptacle. 35. Thin roller 15 arranged in the path of the arm 32 ot' the 'SHlM-jUllOt' and in such a positionv that when the parts are. in their normal or Operative POHIl'lOHS, the roller will he some 39,amgidlyiseeured to the"axle ",therehy causingv therain .ieedir'igdevioe to he actuated.i hy the imoee mentfot the grduiul, wheels 'lhe grain spout .;..,.;x: distance from the arm. Consequently. the first portion of the movement of the lever 13 and the furrow opener will not afijeet the drivingconnections for the grain feeding glpYlCQ and the lever ..ma v he placed in an intermediate posit-ionwithout afleeti ng'thisconnection. This'tcontinued movementflo f the lever wilh; however, ctnisethe 'sha'nl'r and n the arm tohe moved to a' sti'll greater',

height and tl 1.is further movement will eause the arm 32 to engage the projectionAO and, move the, auxiliary frame 36 about its" 1 pivotalvcenter, thus Separating-the gears 38 and39and interrupting the operation of'the feeding device. i n I -A suitable eoneringdei'iee is so arranged in the rear ot i lthe shield 35% of the grain. .spo'ut that when the grain receptacle is in" :its normal position andthe 'graiirteeding device is voperati\,'-ely -connected with the 5 7 ground when: will eo-ver the grain-Whieh the operation iof thegrain "feeding device lias been .interruptled the. covering device it'illihe automatically movediinto an *inopera ative position, 'Means are provided.hon

everi 'to enable the.,operator to retain 'the' "covering deviceinv :its operative position after the gra m has ceased. to vteed. In the I present; construct on .tlns. covermgdev.ice'- comprises a suppleniental jorsupporting frame142, pii otallyconnecteda-t itsforward end to the maingirame. extending down- 'Wardly rearwardly' and ha ving mount-3'" on near ts r ear end-emtahle" 'eoveroiels which are 'zsupported by n Mad'j'usstably; clamped to thef side menu. I s of ,the supplemental :frame 421 'Thee ahtiifels are arranged one on each side ofthe'furro'n and in such positions aa 'to 165 thro w,tl' ie, dirtinto the; furrow. The sup-' 'plemental frame 42 is 80 connected with the auxiliarr frame 36, which carries the grain feeding mechanism, that the movement of this mechanism intoaninopera'tive position will more the supplemental.frameabout its" pivotal tente and htt the covering shovels out of engagement with the'ground. This conneetioin as here shmvm-eomprises two .aliort chaina-lfi connected at their lower ends to theirespective Side members of the suppleuienlal frame 42 and connected at their upper ends to thelowor end of a rod] it; which extends ip\\'ardl through the space hetweenlthe rear ends ofthe side memhers, ot' the supplemental frame 36'. -'A spring 47 'isi-oiled about the rod 46 and is eonfined between the supplemental frame36- and a, 'aaher 45% which is adjustably lietained on the upperendof. the rod 46 by means at a nut. 49a The tension of he spring 47 issuch'as to lift the weight of the supplemental frame. Hand the partscariied therehy thus causing the same to tol'lmrthe movement of the auxiliary frame 36 it en no resistance is ollered to the movement of these parts. Should the driver desire to retain the covering shovels in their operative positions after the grain feeding device has been moved into its inoperative posit-ion, to cover the grain in that portion-of the turrow between the grain spoult and the covering devices, he can do so by resisting the upward movementot the supplemental frame 42 or he can move this frame down after it has been elevated. The means herein provided for accomplishing this comprises a lever 50 pivotallv connected to the main frame at its forward end and having a foot.- piece 51 at its rear end. A link connects the lever with the supplemental frame 42. The lever is also preferably provided with an upwardly extending arm 53 having a toot piece by means of which the driver can actuate the lever to lift the '(-overii1g shovels out of engagement with the ground while the other parts are in their operative positions should this, tor any rea son, be desirable. I't-wih be apparent theretore that one complete movement of the lever 13 will cause allof the parts which cooperate to plant the grain to he; moved into their ino erative positions. The furrow opener 'ch first reaches the end of the row first he lifted out of engagement wii with the ground, thus pern'iitting it to pass beyond the end oi the row without interfering with the seed tecding device, hut pcr-' muting spout. lit has reached the end of the row, when the operation of the Feeding device will he interrupted. The interruption of the feeding device will also move the coverin; device-e into inoperative position unless this movement positively resisted by the driver, but he may, if he, desires, retain -lhcsc shovels in engagement with the fll'OHTlll until they have reached the end of the row, thus covering all the grain which has been deposited in the furrow.

\s'hile l have shown and described one cmlmdiiinent ol' the 'ention it will he readil v apparent that the several results can he uccimiplishcd in other ways Hill the detail (:Onsti uclion of the machine widely varied withv'sul departing tron'i my invention, and l, tlierel'oir, Wish it to he understood that i do not desire to he limited to the details of" cons ruclioi shown and dcscrihcel, to! ohvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in th :irl.

llaviuy; ihustuliv iia'-;=cril i my luv-cw lion. what i laim a :icw and desire to so cui'c l v Letters Patent.

in a ma hine (at dcl'rumc,

chara ter with a the s rihcil, ihc comhiiiriion,

ground wheels therefor. a t'urroiv t'ipcncr movahle inio and out of operative filailoli ground, a grain re eptacle niovahlv on said frame and having grain the same to operate until the grain feeding devicean operative connection hetween said grain feeding device and said ground wheels, and a covering device mo-vahly supported on said frame, of means for moving said furrow opener out of operative relation to the ground and interrupting the. connection between said grain feeding device and said ground wheels, and means actuated by the movement of said grain receptacle for moving said covering device into an inop erative position. said operations taking; place successively and in the order named.

2. In a machine of the character dcscrilied. the combination, with a main frame, ground wheelstherefor, a furrow opener movahly mounted on'sai-d mainglrame, an auxiliary frame movably mounted on said main frame, a grain receptacle carried by said auxiliary frame, and a covering, tie vice carried by said main frame, of a lever mounted on said main tranic and operatively connected withsaid tin-row opener, means actuated hy the movement otsairl lever tor controlling the movement of said auxihary t'rame. means cim'trolled by themoven'ient of said auiiiliary frame for mom ing said covering device into an inoperati e position, after some movement has been inrparted to said anxiliar frame, and means for moving said covering device into and out; of operative position independently oi the mm'ement of said a' viliarv frame.

3. In a machine of the character de scribed, the 'cmuhination, with a main frame,

ground wheels therefor, a'turrow opener movahly mounted on said main tra n'eyan.

auxiliary t'rame mova il mounted onl'saiii main frame, a grain re eptacle carried by said auxiliary frame. and a covering: device carriedby said main frame, of a lever mounted on said main frame and operativcly connected with said turrow opener, means actuated by the movement (it said lever for controlling the movement of said auriliary frame and means controlled by the movement ot said auviliary frame for moving said covering device into an inoperativeposition, said cmcring device being capable of lining held in an o 'ierative po:-:i

tiou aitcr said auxiliary frame has her-u moved by the operation ol' said lever l. in a machine oi the charaa tet d scribed, the comhinaii with a main l'ran r, ground whccls thereto-r, a i'urrow opcu hr movalilv mounted on said main frame, p. grain recepta le niovahly mounted on said lmiin frame, and a warring (l'l'VlCP. movahly mounted on said main frame and opcrativelv connected with said grain rcccplm-lc. whcrcliy the movementof said grain rece taclc into its inoperative po -1itioxiwill cause said covering device to he moved into its inoperative position, oi an operating momhcr ronncclcil -\i'ilh said furrow"opener and said grain receptacle, and means whcrchv g Y R 1,032,666

" said Covering device may be retained in its movably mounted on. said main frame, a

operative'position when said grain receptacle has been moved into its inoperative position. v

In :a machine of the character -de-' scribed, .the combination, with a main frame, ground Wheels therefor, an auxll ary'frame grain receptacle carried by said auxiliary frame, a covering device'movably mounted on said main frame, and a resilient connection between said covering device andsaid auxiliary frame, of means for actuating said auxiliary frame" to move said grain rec'epta- .cle and said covering device into inoperative positions."

6. In a machine of -t scribed, the combination, with av mainframe,

ground whee-ls therefor, an auxiliary frame pivotally mounted'on said main frame,a

' grain receptacle carried by said auxiliary frame, a supporting frame pivotally mount-' ed on said mainframe, covering shovels'carried by said supporting frame, and resilient connection between said auxiliary frame and sald supportlng' frame, of means .fer'

moving said auxiliary frame about its pivotal center to-move said grain receptacle into an inoperative position, and a foot piece connected :withsaid supporting frame and adapted to be engaged by thefini gerto prevent the movement of said supporting frame when said auxiliary frame is moved. a

he. character de-- 7. Ina machine.,.ofthe character de scribed, the combination, with a main frame, ground Wheels therefor, a furrow opener movably mounted on said main frame, a sub-soiler comprising an arm rigidly coniary frame pivotally mounted on said main frame and having aprojection arranged in the path of the arm of sa1dsub-so1ler,-a

nected' withsaid furrow opener, an auXil grain receptacle .carried by said auxiliary frame, a; supporting frame .pivotally mount furrow opener, whereby the movement of said lever'willfmove said furrow opener,

said sub-soiler,said grain receptacle and" said covering sh ovels into inoperative po- S1t'1OIiS,'a'Ild a foot lever connected with the supporting frame for said covering shovels,

whereby said shovels may be moved into their operative positions against the tension of said spring connection.

In testimony \vhereoffI affix my sigma ture in presence of two Witnesses.

RICHARD GRIFFITH.

YVitnesse s: I

E. H. ERDRICH, G. A. SURER. 

